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Knoxville Livestock Center Market Report

Knoxville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.83/cwt +29.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,551/hd at 778 lb · 98 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $354.16/cwt +14.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,727/hd at 770 lb · 91 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.09/cwt +12.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,176/hd at 625 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 769 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 310 4 590.00–650.00 $632.78 $1,962 +130.52
342 342 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,881 +47.74
360 value added 360 1 690.00 $690.00 $2,484 —
355–377 364 5 585.00–630.00 $600.00 $2,184 +123.56
406 406 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,827 -31.71
405–445 427 7 480.00–520.00 $492.02 $2,101 +10.31
450–495 470 12 470.00–500.00 $489.47 $2,301 +24.08
500–533 value added 519 7 460.00–477.00 $467.72 $2,427 +29.61
513–545 532 17 430.00–455.00 $443.39 $2,359 +35.26
540–545 543 2 400.00–410.00 $404.98 $2,199 -3.15
569–586 value added 575 10 430.00–435.00 $432.03 $2,484 -20.47
572–595 579 10 395.00–420.00 $413.97 $2,397 +9.77
607–620 value added 609 16 412.50–425.00 $422.01 $2,570 +14.00
605–645 629 7 382.00–405.00 $395.47 $2,488 +12.15
665 value added 665 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,560 +5.66
651–697 677 24 347.50–375.00 $357.11 $2,418 +9.14
677 677 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,166 -27.97
710–720 713 4 340.00–344.00 $342.99 $2,446 +13.66
700–747 value added 726 10 348.00–360.00 $351.61 $2,553 -25.90
746 746 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,387 -9.33
757–783 value added 770 91 340.00–360.00 $354.16 $2,727 +5.74
820 value added 820 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,706 -7.92
880–895 888 2 318.00–320.00 $319.01 $2,833 -9.35
935 935 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,805 —
970 970 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,910 —
976 value added 976 3 310.00 $310.00 $3,026 —
1000 value added 1000 2 317.50 $317.50 $3,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 4 325.00–330.00 $327.50 $2,037 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 324 16 475.00–550.00 $520.08 $1,685 +130.08
355–398 376 18 425.00–475.00 $446.82 $1,680 +20.36
380–395 value added 389 10 480.00–500.00 $486.84 $1,894 —
403 value added 403 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,834 +16.94
400–445 426 18 405.00–442.50 $429.75 $1,831 +58.06
455–485 thin fleshed 470 2 440.00–445.00 $442.58 $2,080 —
450–495 474 33 390.00–436.00 $414.10 $1,963 +35.47
470–495 483 2 355.00–365.00 $360.13 $1,739 -18.50
506 fancy 506 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,049 —
500–547 527 27 360.00–395.00 $378.39 $1,994 +3.18
545 545 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 -35.21
550 value added 550 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,118 +9.24
550 550 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,815 -16.62
550–597 567 17 340.00–375.00 $359.07 $2,036 +12.45
600–635 612 15 325.00–345.00 $335.39 $2,053 +3.18
612–639 value added 633 25 352.50–360.00 $355.71 $2,252 +3.03
656 656 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,837 -37.76
675 value added 675 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 +9.24
675–685 680 5 310.00–340.00 $319.94 $2,176 +2.18
713 713 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,068 -27.50
768–781 value added 778 98 314.00–331.00 $327.83 $2,551 —
855–890 value added 859 8 290.00–300.00 $298.71 $2,566 —
990 value added 990 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,376 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 7 445.00 $445.00 $1,504 —
423 423 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,565 —
487 487 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,474 +60.00
440 440 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,738 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,428 +65.00
385 385 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,463 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 278 4 650.00–710.00 $677.88 $1,885 +137.53
310–345 330 9 570.00–660.00 $622.09 $2,053 +154.10
350–385 362 14 540.00–640.00 $580.10 $2,100 +109.74
385 385 3 515.00 $515.00 $1,983 +44.64
400–445 424 25 485.00–530.00 $501.88 $2,128 +58.86
450–491 478 11 470.00–510.00 $483.43 $2,311 +18.14
500–547 527 17 410.00–440.00 $428.61 $2,259 +22.16
547 547 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,188 -6.45
555–580 571 10 380.00–425.00 $396.58 $2,264 +7.44
610–625 618 2 375.00–385.00 $379.94 $2,348 +16.05
655–660 658 3 320.00–330.00 $326.68 $2,150 +21.68
735–745 740 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,368 -13.57
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,609 —
410–430 420 3 440.00–465.00 $450.20 $1,891 +54.02
450 450 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,800 +33.86
500 500 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,846 —
441 441 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,918 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1425 1285 80-85% 11 144.50–155.00 $149.35 $1,919 -11.21
1110–1395 1292 80-85% 6 157.00–161.50 $159.13 $2,056 -1.43
1305 1305 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,814 -44.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1230 1103 85-90% 14 136.00–152.00 $142.91 $1,576 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1685 1472 75-80% 11 145.00–159.50 $151.75 $2,234 +1.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,998 —
1615–1880 1768 6 182.00–195.00 $187.99 $3,324 —
1935–2325 2095 3 199.00–203.00 $200.23 $4,195 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
905–1545 1242 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,250.00–2,900.00 $2,519.60
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1345 1345 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.